Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever. New Living Translation Give thanks to him who placed the earth among the waters. His faithful love endures forever. English Standard Version to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever; Berean Standard Bible He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever. King James Bible To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. New King James Version To Him who laid out the earth above the waters, For His mercy endures forever; New American Standard Bible To Him who spread out the earth above the waters, For His faithfulness is everlasting; NASB 1995 To Him who spread out the earth above the waters, For His lovingkindness is everlasting; NASB 1977 To Him who spread out the earth above the waters, For His lovingkindness is everlasting; Legacy Standard Bible To Him who spread out the earth above the waters, For His lovingkindness endures forever; Amplified Bible To Him who stretched out the earth upon the waters, For His lovingkindness endures forever; Christian Standard Bible He spread the land on the waters. His faithful love endures forever. Holman Christian Standard Bible He spread the land on the waters. His love is eternal. American Standard Version To him that spread forth the earth above the waters; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever: Contemporary English Version The Lord stretched the earth over the ocean. God's love never fails. English Revised Version To him that spread forth the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. GOD'S WORD® Translation to the one who spread out the earth on the water- because his mercy endures forever. Good News Translation he built the earth on the deep waters; his love is eternal. International Standard Version to the one who spread out the earth over the waters, for his gracious love is everlasting— Majority Standard Bible He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever. NET Bible to the one who spread out the earth over the water, for his loyal love endures, New Heart English Bible To him who spread out the earth above the waters; for his loving kindness endures forever: Webster's Bible Translation To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. World English Bible to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his loving kindness endures forever; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTo Him spreading the earth over the waters, "" For His kindness [is] for all time. Young's Literal Translation To Him spreading the earth over the waters, For to the age is His kindness. Smith's Literal Translation To him spreading the earth upon the sea: for his mercy is forever. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho established the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Who spread the earth upon the waters, for his mercy endures forever; New Revised Standard Version who spread out the earth on the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTo him who stretched out the earth above the waters; for his mercy endures for ever. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated To him who spread out the earth upon the waters, for his mercies are to eternity. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917To Him that spread forth the earth above the waters, For His mercy endureth for ever. Brenton Septuagint Translation To him who established the earth on the waters; for his mercy endures for ever. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context His Loving Faithfulness Endures Forever…5By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever. 6He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever. 7He made the great lights—His loving devotion endures forever.… Cross References Genesis 1:9-10 And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so. / God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. Exodus 14:21-22 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left. Job 26:10 He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness. Isaiah 51:10 Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over? Jeremiah 31:35 Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name: Nehemiah 9:11 You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters. Psalm 33:7 He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses. Psalm 104:6-9 You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. / At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— / the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them— ... Proverbs 8:29 when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth. Jonah 1:9 “I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.” Matthew 8:27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!” Mark 4:39-41 Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” Luke 8:24-25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!” John 1:3 Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. John 1:10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. Treasury of Scripture To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endures for ever. Psalm 24:2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Psalm 104:2,3 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: … Genesis 1:9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. Jump to Previous Earth Endures Endureth Everlasting Forever Forth Kindness Loving Loving-Kindness Mercy Spread Spreading Steadfast Stretched Unchanging WatersJump to Next Earth Endures Endureth Everlasting Forever Forth Kindness Loving Loving-Kindness Mercy Spread Spreading Steadfast Stretched Unchanging WatersPsalm 136 1. An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mercies.who spread out the earth upon the waters who spread out The phrase "who spread out" in Hebrew is "לְרֹקַע" (leroqa), which conveys the idea of stretching or expanding. This imagery is reminiscent of a craftsman skillfully spreading out a material to create something vast and beautiful. In the context of creation, it emphasizes God's sovereign power and intentionality in forming the earth. The act of spreading out suggests order and purpose, contrasting with chaos. This reflects the biblical theme of God bringing order from disorder, as seen in the Genesis creation narrative. the earth upon the waters Stretched out.--A word and idea peculiar to Isaiah and this psalm (Isaiah 42:5; Isaiah 44:24); properly to beat out with the feet, then to overlay with a plate of metal (Isaiah 40:12). The earth is regarded as a flat plate that has been beaten out and spread on the face of the waters, whereas in Genesis it is pictured as emerging out of the waters. Verse 6. - To him that stretched out the earth above the waters (comp. Isaiah 42:5; Isaiah 44:24; Psalm 24:2). For his mercy, etc.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He spread outלְרֹקַ֣ע (lə·rō·qa‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 7554: To pound the earth, to expand, to overlay the earth הָ֭אָרֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the waters. הַמָּ֑יִם (ham·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen His loving devotion חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ (ḥas·dōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty endures forever. לְעוֹלָ֣ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always Links Psalm 136:6 NIVPsalm 136:6 NLT Psalm 136:6 ESV Psalm 136:6 NASB Psalm 136:6 KJV Psalm 136:6 BibleApps.com Psalm 136:6 Biblia Paralela Psalm 136:6 Chinese Bible Psalm 136:6 French Bible Psalm 136:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 136:6 To him who spread out the earth (Psalm Ps Psa.) |